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GROW AMERICA Act Generating Renewal, Opportunity, and Work with Accelerated Mobility, Efficiency, and Rebuilding of Infrastructure and Communities throughout America Act [HB-3064]
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GROW AMERICA Act Generating Renewal, Opportunity, and Work with Accelerated Mobility, Efficiency, and Rebuilding of Infrastructure and Communities throughout America Act Prescribes requirements for environmental reviews with respect to state and federal agency engagement, obstruction of navigation, historic sites, categorical exclusion of multimodal projects from environmental review, and creation in the Department of Transportation (DOT) of an Interagency Infrastructure Permitting Improvement Center. Directs DOT to establish a multimodal freight
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Sponsored by: Rep. Eleanor Holmes Norton
Referred To The Subcommittee On Research And Technology. on 08/18/2015
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Stop Tax Haven Abuse Act [HB-297]
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Stop Tax Haven Abuse Act Authorizes the Secretary of the Treasury to impose restrictions on foreign jurisdictions or financial institutions operating in the United States that are of primary money laundering concern or that significantly impede U.S. tax enforcement. Amends the Internal Revenue Code to: expand reporting requirements for U.S. persons who hold an interest in a passive foreign investment company; establish a rebuttable presumption against the validity of transactions by institutions that do not comply with reporting requirements under
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Sponsored by: Rep. Raul M. Grijalva
Introduced In House on 01/13/2015
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Incentivize Corporate America Act of 2015 [HB-2946]
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Incentivize Corporate America Act of 2015 Amends the Internal Revenue Code to revise the income tax rates on corporations to impose a single 20% rate on corporate taxable income.
Sponsored by: Rep. Steve Chabot
Introduced In House on 06/25/2015
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Master Limited Partnerships Parity Act [HB-2883]
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Master Limited Partnerships Parity Act Amends the Internal Revenue Code, with respect to the tax treatment of publicly traded partnerships as corporations, to expand the definition of "qualifying income" for such partnerships to include income and gains from renewable and alternative fuels (in addition to fossil fuels), including energy derived from thermal resources, waste, renewable fuels and chemicals, energy efficient buildings, gasification, and carbon capture in secure geological storage.
Sponsored by: Rep. Ted Poe
Introduced In House on 06/24/2015
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Capital Access for Small Business Banks Act [HB-2789]
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Capital Access for Small Business Banks Act This bill amends the Internal Revenue Code to allow a bank or a depository institution holding company which is an S corporation to: (1) have 500 shareholders (the current limit is 100 shareholders), and (2) issue qualified preferred bank stock. The bill makes a distribution of qualified preferred bank stock to a shareholder includible in the gross income of the shareholder and allows the bank or holding company to deduct the amount of such distribution.
Sponsored by: Rep. Kenny Marchant
Introduced In House on 06/16/2015
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S Corporation Modernization Act of 2015 [HB-2788]
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S Corporation Modernization Act of 2015 Amends the Internal Revenue Code to revise the tax treatment of S corporations by: (1) permanently reducing from 10 to 5 years the period during which S corporation built-in gains are subject to tax, (2) repealing mandatory termination of S corporation elections for excessive passive investment income, (3) allowing S corporations to increase passive investment income from 25 to 60% without incurring additional tax, (4) allowing nonresident aliens to be potential current beneficiaries of an electing small business
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Sponsored by: Rep. David G. Reichert
Introduced In House on 06/16/2015
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Superfund Polluter Pays Act [HB-2783]
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Superfund Polluter Pays Act Amends the Internal Revenue Code to reinstate and extend through December 31, 2020, the Hazardous Substance Superfund financing rate and the corporate environmental income tax.
Sponsored by: Rep. Sean Patrick Maloney
Introduced In House on 06/15/2015
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Superfund Reinvestment Act [HB-2768]
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Superfund Reinvestment Act Amends the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act of 1980 (CERCLA) to authorize the use of amounts in the Hazardous Substance Superfund for environmental cleanup costs authorized by such Act. Provides that receipts and disbursements of the Hazardous Substance Superfund: (1) shall not be counted as new budget authority, outlays, receipts, or deficit or surplus, for purposes of the President's budget, the congressional budget, the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985, or
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Sponsored by: Rep. Raul M. Grijalva
Referred To The Subcommittee On Environment And The Economy. on 06/19/2015
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Standard Merger and Acquisition Reviews Through Equal Rules Act of 2015 [HB-2745]
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Standard Merger and Acquisition Reviews Through Equal Rules Act of 2015 (Sec. 2) This bill amends the Clayton Act with respect to notice to a state by the Department of Justice (DOJ) about federal actions brought for violations of antitrust laws. Currently DOJ must: notify a state attorney general about an antitrust action regarding which DOJ has reason to believe that the state attorney general would also be entitled to bring an action based substantially on the same alleged violation of the antitrust laws; and upon request make available to the
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Sponsored by: Rep. Luke Messer
Received In The Senate And Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On The Judiciary. on 04/04/2016
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To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to permit Indian tribal governments to be shareholders of S corporations. [HB-2626]
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To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to permit Indian tribal governments to be shareholders of S corporations. Amends the Internal Revenue Code to allow an Indian tribal government to be a shareholder of an S corporation.
Sponsored by: Rep. Steve Russell
Introduced In House on 06/03/2015
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Financial Transparency Act of 2015 [HB-2477]
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Financial Transparency Act of 2015 This bill directs the Office of Financial Research of the Department of the Treasury and the following financial regulatory agencies to adopt data standards for all information collected or received by them, including corporate financial data: the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency, the Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection, the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, the Commodity Futures Trading Commission,
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Sponsored by: Rep. Ted Poe
Referred To The Subcommittee On Commodity Exchanges, Energy, And Credit. on 06/08/2015
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Federal Employee Gender Diversity Investment Act [HB-2432]
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Federal Employee Gender Diversity Investment Act This bill establishes a Gender Equality-Focused Stock Index Fund as an investment option for the Thrift Savings Plan. In creating the Fund, the Federal Retirement Thrift Investment Board must select a minimum of one index that is a commonly-recognized, passively-managed index comprised of stocks that have been analyzed and selected based on criteria that include, at a minimum: (1) gender diversity in corporate board and senior management composition, (2) pay equity, (3) workplace relations and benefits,
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Sponsored by: Rep. Don S. Beyer
Introduced In House on 05/19/2015
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Accelerating Access to Capital Act of 2016 [HB-2357]
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Accelerating Access to Capital Act of 2016 TITLE I--ACCELERATING ACCESS TO CAPITAL (Sec. 101) This bill directs the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) to revise Form S-3 (a simplified securities registration form for companies that have already met other reporting requirements) so as to permit securities to be registered pursuant to General Instruction I.B.1. of the form if: (1) the aggregate market value of voting and non-voting common equity held by non-affiliates of the registrant is $75 million or more, or (2) the registrant has at least
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Sponsored by: Rep. Ann Wagner
Received In The Senate And Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Banking, Housing, And Urban Affairs. on 09/12/2016
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Equity in Government Compensation Act of 2015 [HB-2243]
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Equity in Government Compensation Act of 2015 (Sec. 3) This bill requires the Director of the Federal Housing Finance Agency to: (1) suspend immediately the compensation packages approved for 2015 for the chief executive officers of the Federal National Mortgage Association (Fannie Mae) and the Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation (Freddie Mac) (government-sponsored enterprises or GSEs); and (2) establish, in lieu of such packages, the compensation and benefits for each such officer at the same level in effect as of January 1, 2015. Such compensation
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Sponsored by: Rep. Rod Blum
Reported (amended) By The Committee On Financial Services. H. Rept. 114-339, Part I. on 11/16/2015
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To prohibit the Export-Import Bank of the United States from providing financial support for certain high carbon intensity energy projects. [HB-222]
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To prohibit the Export-Import Bank of the United States from providing financial support for certain high carbon intensity energy projects. Amends the Export-Import Bank Act of 1945 to prohibit the Export-Import Bank from guaranteeing, insuring, extending credit, or participating in the extension of credit in connection with the purchase or sale of any good or service for a high carbon intensity project that: (1) is designed to generate electricity, and (2) if completed would produce at least 500 grams of carbon dioxide per kilowatt-hour of electricity
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Sponsored by: Rep. Ann M. Kuster
Introduced In House on 01/08/2015
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Hire More Heroes Act of 2015 [HB-22]
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Hire More Heroes Act of 2015 DIVISION A--SURFACE TRANSPORTATION (Sec. 1002) Directs the Department of Transportation (DOT) to reduce the amount apportioned for a surface transportation program, project, or activity for FY2016 by amounts apportioned or allocated under any extension of the Moving Ahead for Progress in the 21st Century Act (MAP-21) for the period beginning October 1, 2015, and ending upon enactment of this Act. TITLE I--FEDERAL-AID HIGHWAYS Subtitle A--Authorizations and Programs (Sec. 1101) Reauthorizes through FY2020: certain core
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Sponsored by: Rep. David G. Valadao
Message On Senate Action Sent To The House. on 12/04/2015
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Federal Employees Sustainable Investment Act [HB-2113]
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Federal Employees Sustainable Investment Act Establishes the Corporate Responsibility Stock Index Fund as an investment option under the Thrift Savings Fund. Directs the Federal Retirement Thrift Investment Board to select a minimum of one index for such Fund comprised of stocks that have been analyzed and selected using basic criteria, including corporate governance, environmental practices, workplace relations and benefits, product safety and impact, international operations and human rights, involvement with repressive regimes, and community
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Sponsored by: Rep. Gerald E. Connolly
Introduced In House on 04/29/2015
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Stop Subsidizing Multimillion Dollar Corporate Bonuses Act [HB-2103]
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Stop Subsidizing Multimillion Dollar Corporate Bonuses Act Amends the Internal Revenue Code, with respect to the $1 million limitation on the deductibility of employee compensation, to: (1) extend such limitation to any individual who is a current or former officer, director, or employee of a publicly-held corporation; (2) eliminate the exemption from such limitation for compensation payable on a commission basis or upon the attainment of a performance goal; and (3) make such limitation applicable to all publicly-held corporations that are required
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Sponsored by: Rep. Sean Patrick Maloney
Introduced In House on 04/29/2015
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Small Company Disclosure Simplification Act [HB-1965]
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Small Company Disclosure Simplification Act (Sec. 2) This bill exempts emerging growth companies and issuers with total annual gross revenues of less than $250 million from the requirement to use Extensible Business Reporting Language (XBRL) for financial statements and other mandatory periodic reporting filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). Such companies, however, may elect to use XBRL for such reporting. (Sec. 3) The SEC shall: (1) analyze the costs and benefits to such issuers of the requirement to use XBRL for financial statements
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Sponsored by: Rep. Robert Hurt
Reported By The Committee On Financial Services. H. Rept. 114-399. on 01/28/2016
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Small Company Disclosure Simplification Act [HB-1912]
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Small Company Disclosure Simplification Act Exempts emerging growth companies and issuers with total annual gross revenues of less than $250 million from the requirements to use Extensible Business Reporting Language (XBRL) for financial statements and other mandatory periodic reporting filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). Allows such companies, however, to elect to use XBRL for such reporting. Directs the SEC to: (1) analyze the costs and benefits to such issuers of the requirements to use XBRL for financial statements and other
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Sponsored by: Rep. Robert Hurt
Introduced In House on 04/21/2015